Detroit vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$2356
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$1322
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	4
😀 Quality of life	88	52
🏙️ Population	639K	12.9K

The cost of living in Detroit is 116% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1636th and 5682nd ($2133 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 2nd in the United States and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check the United States vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Kingstown. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 311th and 6494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Kingstown

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	Detroit	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$8.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$6.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$9791

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1169
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1076
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1075
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1111
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1008
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1213
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1007
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1659
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$697
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$638
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1135
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$688
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1131
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$764
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1336
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1338
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$760
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$908
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$736
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$784